Man killed in shooting at Fresno apartment complex
A man was shot dead Saturday night at an apartment complex in east-central Fresno.
Fresno police said the fatal shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. at the Villa Margarita Apartments near the Chestnut and Olive avenues intersection, where a woman reported that someone had been shot inside her home.
“When officers arrived, they made entry and located a deceased male,” Lt. Israel Reyes said. “He had obvious gunshot wound trauma. Paramedics came in and declared him deceased at the scene.”
Police said the man, identified Sunday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as 27-year-old Christian Juarez of Fresno, was shot inside the apartment and that two men possibly fled from the scene after the shooting.
It was not clear what the relationship was between the victim and the woman who lived in the apartment, but police said Juarez did not live there.
Police are investigating the incident further, including whether Juarez lived in any of the units of the complex, and encourage anyone with information on the shooting to contact them. Reyes said the apartment complex does have cameras.
It was the second homicide of the day in Fresno.
In a separate shooting Saturday morning, a 37-year-old man was fatally shot following a verbal disturbance west of Highway 99.
In all, there have been 17 homicides this year in Fresno. A year ago at this time, Fresno had four homicides.
This story was originally published March 6, 2021 at 10:27 PM.
